<div id="one-more-embarrassment-for-the-rebels" class="updated-entry clearfix" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h5 class="updated-marker highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-right-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-left-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; height: 25px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(240, 244, 245); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="time" style="position: relative; top: 5px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 12px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 12px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-transform: uppercase; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes....yout/vertical_rule.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/live-analysis-rivalry-weekend/?hpw#one-more-embarrassment-for-the-rebels" style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-decoration: none; ">8:58 P.M.One more embarrassment for the Rebels</h5></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The turning point of Houston Nutt's coaching career at Mississippi was a 2009 Egg Bowl loss to Mississippi State. Nutt and the Rebels would rebound to beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl that January, but things haven't been the same since.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">You can't win in the SEC (and at Ole Miss in particular) without owning your state, and Dan Mullen and M.S.U. own the State of Mississippi wholesale, from top to bottom and all points in between.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">There's no room for two winning programs in Mississippi. The Rebels went 4-8 last year, complete with another loss to the Bulldogs, and will finish this season, Nutt's last, at 2-10 after today's embarrassing loss to their in-state rival.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The Bulldogs can decide the final score. It was 28-0 at halftime. It could be 63-0 if Mullen and his team so chose. And why wouldn't they chose to humiliate the Rebels? This isn't checkers, and a lopsided loss could alter how thousands of would-be recruits view the two rivals.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">But hold on: Mississippi State just had to punt. Punt, sounds just like it's spelled, signifying a change in possession. Little victories for the Rebels. A bigger victory awaits, as Nutt and his staff have been told by the university to clean out their desks by Monday.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">If I'm a current Ole Miss assistant, I leave everything behind. Not because I'm upset at being dismissed, but because I would want to remove all trace and memory of my stint in Oxford.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></p><div id="the-junction-and-the-school-up-north" class="updated-entry clearfix" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; "><h5 class="updated-marker highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-right-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-left-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; height: 25px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(240, 244, 245); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="time" style="position: relative; top: 5px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 12px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 12px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-transform: uppercase; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes....yout/vertical_rule.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/live-analysis-rivalry-weekend/?hpw#the-junction-and-the-school-up-north" style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-decoration: none; ">07:27 PMThe Junction and the "school up north"</h5></div><div class="w190 right" style="width: 190px; margin-top: 5px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; margin-bottom: 1em; float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; ">
<span class="credit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px; line-height: 1.223em; text-align: right; color: rgb(144, 144, 144); margin-bottom: 2px; display: block; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Benjamin Norman for The New York Times</span><span class="caption" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; display: block; margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 2px; margin-left: 2px; ">Mississippi State fans are enjoying the Bulldogs' early lead over Ole Miss at The Junction, where they gather on most fall Saturdays to watch the games.</span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">At The Junction, the Mississippi State fans don't refer to their rival as Ole Miss. They refer to them as the "school up north."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">"Our saying is, 'Go to hell, Ole Miss,' " said Ameilia Young, 27, surrounded by supporters.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">She also tweaked Albert Breer of the NFL Network and an Ohio State grad. "Sorry for your loss," she said.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">Young said Mississippi State fans gather here most#fallsaturdaysto watch their team. But they particularly enjoy taking The Golden Egg from their hated rival, which they have done the last two seasons.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">Up 14-0 the Mississippi State contingent here is happy with the start.</p><p class="live-byline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; ">-Greg Bishop</p>
</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></p><div id="the-junction-and-the-school-up-north" class="updated-entry clearfix" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; "><h5 class="updated-marker highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-right-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-left-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; height: 25px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(240, 244, 245); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="time" style="position: relative; top: 5px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 12px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 12px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-transform: uppercase; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes....yout/vertical_rule.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/live-analysis-rivalry-weekend/?hpw#the-junction-and-the-school-up-north" style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-decoration: none; ">07:27 PMThe Junction and the "school up north"</h5></div><div class="w190 right" style="width: 190px; margin-top: 5px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; margin-bottom: 1em; float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; ">